Loughrey family lodge complaint with OPONI

Sara Duddy, Derry News, | 27 November 2017

How can someone be a suspect in four murders but never be arrested or questioned by the police? How can you be named on the Police National Computer as being wanted for questioning for these murders, yet travel freely around the UK, even reportedly running a bed and breakfast in Scotland? These are...

MI5 will assess risk to police witnesses

Barry McCaffrey, Irish News | 08 January 2008

THE mother of an IRA man shot dead in disputed circumstances last night hit out after it was revealed that MI5 will be allowed to decide whether police witnesses should be given anonymity at her son's inquest. Teresa Jordan was speaking after an inquest into the murder of her son Pearse was told tha...

Coroner concerned by ‘elusive’ nature of MI5

Northern Ireland’s most senior coroner yesterday admitted to becoming “increasingly vexed” at his inability to contact the top secret MI5 organisation. Coroner John Leckey expressed a growing irritation at the elusive nature of the intelligence agency’s new role in Northern Ireland.

The story of Thomas Curry

Steven McCaffery, Irish News | 03 May 2006

THOMAS Curry, a civilian sea captain from Lancashire, was gunned down by hooded men after going ashore in Belfast to post a letter. Capt Curry was well known at Belfast's commercial docks and he stopped for a drink in a nearby bar before returning to his vessel, the Orwell Fisher. The UDA/UFF launch...

Weapon's theft recorded in every county

Steven McCaffery, Irish News | 03 May 2006

The 'half-truths' presented to politicians are all the more shocking when set against yet another document listing how army guns were passed to loyalists. The document entitled 'Subversion in the UDR', detailed in yesterday's Irish News, revealed how loyalists launched major weapons raids on army ba...

Files confirm suspicions

Steven McCaffery, Irish News | 03 May 2006

THE significance of the files made public in the last 48 hours is that they have delivered confirmation of what was once dismissed as a 'collusion conspiracy theory'. They represent a substantial addition to the debate on how the Troubles developed and why violence lasted so long. For the first time...

FORMER POLITICIAN TALKS ABOUT HIS LIFE IN THE UDA, UDR AND THE RUC

Steven McCaffery, Irish News | 15 May 2006

A former unionist councillor has revealed that while he was serving as a lance corporal in the Ulster Defence Regiment, he was also a commander in the paramilitary UDA. In a frank interview in today’s Irish News he confirms that the British army was aware of his links to the loyalist group and tells...

Regina v. Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) ex parte Amin (FC) (Appellant)

Parliament Publications | 16 October 2003

This judgement strengthens the European Court of Human Rights decision in the cases of Jordan, Kelly & Ors , Shanaghan and McKerr v. UK . In Amin , the House of Lords held that the standards laid down by the European Court in Jordan et al set minimum standards that a state must meet to be Article 2...

Arrest policy for protestants - loose minute December 1972

Security forces and the UDA

One MoD memo from November 1972 titled 'Security Forces and UDA' instructs that operations 'should be directed against their criminal extremist elements whilst making every endeavour to maintain good relations with law abiding citizens in the organisation.' The RUC apparently had similar instructions. Vigilante type patrols should be tolerated…